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Subject: 
Any Lego Shopping in Calais/
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Date: 
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 12:13:49 GMT
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going on a shopping expedition tomorrow to Calais.
Primarily to buy booze!

Wondered if anyone knew of any decent Lego outlets there seeing as the
exchange rate is so favourable at the moment.

What is Toys r us like there? Same as UK I guess, but prices might work out
better.

regards
lawrence



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  Re: Any Lego Shopping in Calais?
 
(...) Hi Lawrence, TRU Calais was expensive in June this year - 8448 was 900FF and 8462 was circa 750 FF. Average selection of small sets in Carrefour and Auchan (a few miles away from Cite d'europe) You might be lucky and find sets on clearance, I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: Any Lego Shopping in Calais/
 
Possibly the Chrome Knight sets and some decent Railway stuff will be available... Steve (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: Any Lego Shopping in Calais/
 
(...) What I have notice is that French prices on LEGO are often cheaper. BUT Calais Carrefour (jointly with TESCO) is more expensive than other places in France. Carrefour is the name of the supermarket ;-) In the same time, with £1 = 11.39 FRF (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: Any Lego Shopping in Calais/
 
"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G2xoKz.CJI@lugnet.com... (...) Calais town is most disappointing in all respects, but there is a toy shop that has a decent selection, but nothing outstanding, there. If you (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
  Re: Any Lego Shopping in Calais/
 
"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G2xoKz.CJI@lugnet.com... (...) Just to say there was nothing of any interest, Lego wise, in Calais. But the booze was exshelent! hic! Though the high winds meant the ferries (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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